Dhulikhel Hospital ward building built with India’s financial assistance inaugurated
Shri Avinash Kumar Singh, First Secretary, Embassy of India, Kathmandu inaugurated the ward building of Dhulikhel Hospital at Dhulikhel Municipality, Kavrepalanchowk, built with Government of India’s financial assistance at the total project cost of Rs 42.60 million under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’.
Dhulikhel Municipality mayor, political representatives, government officials, representatives of the hospital management and social workers were also present on the occasion.
The Government of India grant under ‘Nepal-India Development Cooperation’ was utilized for the construction of ward building with other facilities for this hospital. The project was taken up as a High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP), under an Agreement between Government of India and Government of Nepal.
This project was implemented through Dhulikhel Municipality, Kavrepalanchowk. The project is an important example of the robust development partnership between India and Nepal.
Dhulikhel Municipality mayor, political representatives and executive director, administrative director, Dhulikhel Hospital in their remarks appreciated the continued developmental support of the Government of India in upliftment of the people of Nepal in priority sectors
The set-up of ward building will help provide quality infrastructure and improved environment for health care service to the people in Nepal.
Since 2003, the Government of India has taken up over 551 HICDPs in Nepal in various sectors and has completed 490 projects.
Amongst these, 106 projects are in Bagmati Province in various sectors, including seven projects in Kavrepalanchowk.
In addition to these, the Government of India has gifted 1,009 ambulances and 300 school buses to various hospitals, health posts and educational institutions in Nepal.
Amongst these, 236 ambulances and 98 school buses have been gifted in Bagmati Province, including eight school buses and 16 ambulances provided in Kavrepalanchowk District in which 1 Ambulance (Advanced Life Support) was also gifted to this Hospital in January 2021 by GoI.
This Ambulance is serving in the first line of treatment and contributing significantly for emergency health care.
As close neighbors, India and Nepal share wide-ranging and multi-sectoral cooperation.
The implementation of HICDPs reflects the continued support of the Government of India in bolstering the efforts of the Government of Nepal in upliftment of its people, augmenting infrastructure in the field of priority sectors.
Heavy rainfall likely to occur in four provinces
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has predicted cloudy weather and rainfall at different places of the country today as well.
There is an influence of monsoon wind across the country and the low-pressure line of the monsoon is around an average area.
According to the weather bulletin published by the Department, the weather is partly to fully cloudy in Koshi, Madhes and Bagmati Provinces and generally cloudy in the rest of the provinces.
Light to moderate rainfall is taking place at some places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
The weather will be generally cloudy throughout the country today with chances of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunder and lightning at some places of Koshi, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.
According to the Department, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at one or two places of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces. Similarly, light to moderate rainfall is likely to occur at a few places of Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces and heavy rainfall at one or two places of Koshi, Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces tonight.
The Department has urged all the concerned to stay alert for safety.
Turkish Airlines plane overshoots at TIA
An aircraft belonging to the Turkish Airlines has overshot in course of its landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu.
According to flight radar, the plane, which was scheduled to land at 6:10 am today, landed 20 minutes after overshoot.
The airport office said the aircraft overshot due to 'missed approach'.
According to an air traffic controller (ATC), the aircraft overshot after an 'unstable approach'.
Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track: Ghattepakha-Dhedre tunnel breakthrough
On Monday, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli celebrated a significant milestone for the Kathmandu-Tarai/Madhes Fast Track project, marking the completion of the Ghattepakha-Dhedre Tunnel breakthrough. This expressway is a crucial project for the nation, signifying both pride and strategic importance.
The ceremony took place at Dhedre in Bakaiya Rural Municipality-12, highlighting the 1.728-kilometer tunnel’s completion. This follows the earlier completion of a 1.653-kilometer tunnel segment towards Nijgadh-Kathmandu. With these milestones, the tunnels under package 11 are now fully opened. Prime Minister Oli officially marked the occasion by activating a switch to signify the tunnel’s breakthrough.
The Nepali Army is overseeing the implementation of this project. During the event, Chief of the Army Staff, Prabhu Ram Sharma, briefed the Prime Minister on the progress and challenges faced. He noted that the project is 35.98 percent complete.
Progress has also been made on other tunnel sections. The 1.612-kilometer Lendanda tunnel towards Nijgadh-Kathmandu and the 1.633-kilometer tunnel towards Kathmandu-Nijgadh are both finished. The Mahadevtar Tunnel, measuring 3.322 kilometers towards Nijgadh-Kathmandu, has reached 2.29 kilometers in completion, while the 3.386-kilometer segment towards Kathmandu-Nijgadh is at 2.88 kilometers. Both tracks are expected to open within a year.
The fast track project is divided into 13 packages. Of the 89 bridges planned, 85 are in various stages of construction. However, progress on the remaining four bridges, located in Khokana, Lalitpur, is delayed due to land acquisition issues.
The Nepali Army aims to complete the expressway by mid-April 2027. The road will stretch 70.977 kilometers from Khokana, Lalitpur to Nijgadh, Bara, with widths of 25 meters in hilly areas and 27 meters in the Tarai. Six tunnels totaling 10.399 kilometers will be built, including:
- Devichaur: 1 km
- Sisautar: 0.39 km
- Chandram Bhir: 2.25 km
- Mahadevdanda: 3.355 km
- Dhedre: 1.691 km
- Lendanda: 1.623 km
Additionally, 89 bridges covering 12.885 kilometers will be constructed. The project will also feature rest stops in Budune and interchanges and toll plazas in Khokana, Budune, and Nijgadh.
On 4 May 2017, the Council of Ministers assigned the construction management responsibility to the Nepali Army. The foundation stone was laid by then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on 28 May 2017, in Nijgadh. The project transitioned from the Road Department to the Nepali Army on 11 Aug 2017.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Devendra Dahal, Defence Minister Manveer Rai, Forest and Environment Minister Ain Bahadur Shahi, and the Ambassadors of China and South Korea to Nepal.
